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Bridgetown, Barbados July 30, 2021– The CDEMA Coordinating Unit recently hosted the 12th Meeting of the Comprehensive Disaster Management Coordination and Harmonization Council (CDM CHC), funded by the Targeted Support to CDEMA Project. Nine regional institutions, seven development partners and representatives for two sub regional focal points came together virtually to further the CDM/Resilience conversation in the Caribbean.

Bridgetown, Barbados July 29, 2021– The CDEMA Coordinating Unit hosted its third annual Exercise SYNERGY on July 28, 2021, to facilitate coordination of emergency response operations with partners of the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM). Over 70 regional and international stakeholders participated in the online “War-Gaming” discussions, to review operations in response to the fast onset hazards of tropical cyclones and earthquakes.  

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Elsa upgraded around 7 45 am ( on Friday July 2 2021 Elsa impacted Barbados with maximum sustained winds near 75 mph, with higher gusts Elsa continued its path west northwest near 28 mph 44 (km/h) and passed near or over portions of the Windward Islands or the southern Leeward Islands As of 11:00 am EDT Monday July 5 Tropical Storm Elsa had passed Jamaica, Haiti and the Cayman Islands. No other CDEMA Participating States are threatened at this time.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

Elsa upgraded around 7:45 am (AST) on Friday July 2, 2021. Elsa impacted Barbados with maximum sustained winds near 75 mph, with higher gusts. Elsa continued its path
west-northwest near 28 mph (44 km/h) and passed near or over portions of the Windward Islands or the southern Leeward Islands. Elsa moved across the eastern Caribbean Sea on July 2, and on its present track, TS Elsa will move across the southern Hispaniola and Jamaica today into Sunday. Cayman Islands and Cuba may experience heavy rains on Sunday and into Monday.

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At 500 PM the center of Hurricane Elsa was located near latitude 14.2 North, longitude 63.7 West. Elsa is moving toward the west near 30 mph (48 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue through Saturday (July 3). A west-northwestward motion with a decrease in forward speed is expected Saturday night and Sunday (July 4), followed by a turn toward the northwest Sunday night or Monday (July 5). On the forecast track, Elsa will move across the eastern Caribbean Sea on July 2 and move near the southern coast of Hispaniola late Saturday or Saturday night. By Sunday, Elsa is forecast to move near Jamaica and portions of eastern Cuba, and move near portions of central and western
Cuba Sunday night and Monday.

Bridgetown, Barbados June 24, 2021– CDEMA has officially deployed five Detailed Damage Sectoral Assessment (DDSA) teams to Guyana on June 23, 2021 to report on sectors affected by escalated flooding. The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) called on CDEMA to prepare a damage and loss estimate report which will be compiled after teams assess the key Regions 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam), 5 (Mahaica-Berbice), 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne), 7 (Cuyumi-Mazaruni) and 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice).

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LEVEL 2 EMERGENCY RESPONSE EVENT

  • A Tropical Wave embedded within the ITCZ affected Guyana resulting in heavy rainfall during the month of May into June. Over the past two days, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has continued to receive reports of flooding across the country. Through the powers conferred upon the Head of State by Article 99 of the Constitution, the President, His Excellency Mohammed Irfaan Ali declared a disaster in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana by virtue of flooding on June 9, 2021. This proclamation was published in the Official Gazette on June 10, 2021.

Bridgetown, Barbados June 24, 2021– CDEMA recently met with its Participating States to present and discuss the updated Model National Recovery Framework (MNRF) under the UNDP Enabling Gender Responsive Recovery, Climate and Environment in the Caribbean (EnGenDer Project). The framework focuses on gender responsive recovery before a disaster and was well received by representatives from 15 of CDEMA’s 19 Participating States.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

  • A Tropical Wave embedded within the ITCZ affected Guyana resulting in heavy rainfall during the month of May into June 2021 Over the past two days, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has continued to receive reports of flooding across the country. Through the powers conferred upon the Head of State by Article 99 of the constitution, the President, His Excellency Mohammed Irfaan Ali declared a disaster in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana by virtue of flooding on June 9 2021. This proclamation was published in the Official Gazette on June 10 2021.

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